diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/VML.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/VML.js
index f7bd8acbb1..8085d007fb 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/VML.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/VML.js
@@ -460,19 +460,18 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.VML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements, {
         this.setNodeDimension(node, geometry);
 
         var resolution = this.getResolution();
+        var numComponents = geometry.components.length;
+        var parts = new Array(numComponents);
 
-        var path = "m";
-        for (var i = 0; i < geometry.components.length; i++) {
-            var x = (geometry.components[i].x/resolution);
-            var y = (geometry.components[i].y/resolution);
-            path += " " + x.toFixed() + "," + y.toFixed() + " l ";
+        var comp, x, y;
+        for (var i = 0; i < numComponents; i++) {
+            comp = geometry.components[i];
+            x = (comp.x/resolution);
+            y = (comp.y/resolution);
+            parts[i] = " " + x.toFixed() + "," + y.toFixed() + " l ";
         }
-        if (closeLine) {
-            path += " x";
-        }
-        path += " e";
-
-        node.path = path;
+        var end = (closeLine) ? " x e" : " e";
+        node.path = "m" + parts.join("") + end;
     },
 
     /**
@@ -488,23 +487,25 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.VML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements, {
 
         var resolution = this.getResolution();
     
-        var path = "";
+        var path = [];
+        var linearRing, i, comp, x, y;
         for (var j = 0; j < geometry.components.length; j++) {
-            var linearRing = geometry.components[j];
+            linearRing = geometry.components[j];
 
-            path += "m";
-            for (var i = 0; i < linearRing.components.length; i++) {
-                var x = linearRing.components[i].x / resolution;
-                var y = linearRing.components[i].y / resolution;
-                path += " " + x.toFixed() + "," + y.toFixed();
+            path.push("m");
+            for (i = 0; i < linearRing.components.length; i++) {
+                comp = linearRing.components[i];
+                x = comp.x / resolution;
+                y = comp.y / resolution;
+                path.push(" " + x.toFixed() + "," + y.toFixed());
                 if (i==0) {
-                    path += " l";
+                    path.push(" l");
                 }
             }
-            path += " x ";
+            path.push(" x ");
         }
-        path += "e";
-        node.path = path;
+        path.push("e");
+        node.path = path.join("");
     },
 
     /**
@@ -537,20 +538,22 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.VML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements, {
 
         var resolution = this.getResolution();
     
-        var path = "";
+        var path = [];
+        var comp, x, y;
         for (var i = 0; i < geometry.components.length; i++) {
-            var x = geometry.components[i].x / resolution;
-            var y = geometry.components[i].y / resolution;
+            comp = geometry.components[i];
+            x = comp.x / resolution;
+            y = comp.y / resolution;
             if ((i%3)==0 && (i/3)==0) {
-                path += "m";
+                path.push("m");
             } else if ((i%3)==1) {
-                path += " c";
+                path.push(" c");
             }
-            path += " " + x + "," + y;
+            path.push(" " + x + "," + y);
         }
-        path += " x e";
+        path.push(" x e");
 
-        node.path = path;
+        node.path = path.join("");
     },
 
     CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Renderer.VML"